List of Argentine football champions

The Argentina football champion is the winner of the highest league in Argentine football, the Primera División. The league season have had different formats, since the original double round-robin until the Torneo de Transición. The champion is the team with the most points at the end of the championship.

The first Argentine football champions, St. Andrew's and Old Caledonians, were crowned in 1891 in the first official championship. Alumni was the most successful club with 10 titles until its dissolution in 1911. River Plate is the most successful club having won 36 titles to date.

Primera División champions (1891–present)

The first Argentine championship was held in 1891 and the professional league was introduced in 1931.[1][2]

Season	Champion[1][2]	Runner-up[2]
1891	St. Andrew's and Old Caledonians [3]
1892	(No championship held)
1893	Lomas Athletic	Flores
1894	Lomas Athletic	Rosario Athletic
1895	Lomas Athletic	Lomas Academy
1896	Lomas Academy	Flores
1897	Lomas Athletic	Lanús Athletic
1898	Lomas Athletic	Lobos
1899	Belgrano Athletic	Lobos
1900	English High School	Lomas Athletic
1901	Alumni	Belgrano Athletic
1902	Alumni	Barracas
1903	Alumni	Belgrano Athletic
1904	Belgrano Athletic	Alumni
1905	Alumni	Belgrano Athletic
1906	Alumni	Lomas Athletic
1907	Alumni	Estudiantes (BA)
1908	Belgrano Athletic	Alumni
1909	Alumni	River Plate
1910	Alumni	Porteño
1911	Alumni	Porteño
1912	Quilmes	San Isidro
1912 FAF [note 1]	Porteño	Independiente
1913	Racing	San Isidro
1913 FAF	Estudiantes de La Plata	Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA)
1914	Racing	Estudiantes (BA)
1914 FAF	Porteño	Estudiantes de La Plata
1915	Racing	San Isidro
1916	Racing	Platense
1917	Racing	River Plate
1918	Racing	River Plate
1919	Boca Juniors	Estudiantes de La Plata
1919 AAmF [note 2]	Racing	Vélez Sarsfield
1920	Boca Juniors	Banfield
1920 AAmF	River Plate	Racing
1921	Huracán	Del Plata
1921 AAmF	Racing	River Plate
1922	Huracán	Sportivo Palermo
1922 AAmF	Independiente	River Plate
1923	Boca Juniors	Huracán
1923 AAmF	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Independiente
1924	Boca Juniors	Temperley
1924 AAmF	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1925	Huracán	Nueva Chicago
1925 AAmF	Racing	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1926	Boca Juniors	Argentinos Juniors
1926 AAmF	Independiente	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1927	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Boca Juniors
1928	Huracán	Boca Juniors
1929	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	Boca Juniors
1930	Boca Juniors	Estudiantes de La Plata
1931	Estudiantil Porteño	Almagro
1931 LAF [note 3]	Boca Juniors	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1932	Sportivo Barracas	Barracas Central
1932 LAF	River Plate	Independiente
1933	Dock Sud	Nueva Chicago
1933 LAF	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Boca Juniors
1934	Estudiantil Porteño	Banfield
1934 LAF	Boca Juniors	Independiente
1935	Boca Juniors	Independiente
1936 (H) [note 4]	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Huracán
1936 (C) [note 4]	River Plate	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1936 (O) [note 4]	River Plate	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1937	River Plate	Independiente
1938	Independiente	River Plate
1939	Independiente	River Plate
1940	Boca Juniors	Independiente
1941	River Plate	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1942	River Plate	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1943	Boca Juniors	River Plate
1944	Boca Juniors	River Plate
1945	River Plate	Boca Juniors
1946	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Boca Juniors
1947	River Plate	Boca Juniors
1948	Independiente	River Plate
1949	Racing	River Plate
1950	Racing	Boca Juniors
1951	Racing	Banfield
1952	River Plate	Racing
1953	River Plate	Vélez Sarsfield
1954	Boca Juniors	Independiente
1955	River Plate	Racing
1956	River Plate	Lanús
1957	River Plate	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1958	Racing	Boca Juniors
1959	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Racing
1960	Independiente	River Plate
1961	Racing	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1962	Boca Juniors	River Plate
1963	Independiente	River Plate
1964	Boca Juniors	Independiente
1965	Boca Juniors	River Plate
1966	Racing	River Plate
1967 Met	Estudiantes de La Plata	Racing
1967 Nac	Independiente	Estudiantes de La Plata
1968 Met	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Estudiantes de La Plata
1968 Nac	Vélez Sarsfield	River Plate
1969 Met	Chacarita Juniors	River Plate
1969 Nac	Boca Juniors	River Plate
1970 Met	Independiente	River Plate
1970 Nac	Boca Juniors	Rosario Central
1971 Met	Independiente	Vélez Sarsfield
1971 Nac	Rosario Central	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1972 Met	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Racing
1972 Nac	San Lorenzo de Almagro	River Plate
1973 Met	Huracán	Boca Juniors
1973 Nac	Rosario Central	River Plate
1974 Met	Newell's Old Boys	Rosario Central
1974 Nac	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Rosario Central
1975 Met	River Plate	Huracán
1975 Nac	River Plate	Estudiantes de La Plata
1976 Met	Boca Juniors	Huracán
1976 Nac	Boca Juniors	River Plate
1977 Met	River Plate	Independiente
1977 Nac	Independiente	Talleres
1978 Met	Quilmes	Boca Juniors
1978 Nac	Independiente	River Plate
1979 Met	River Plate	Vélez Sarsfield
1979 Nac	River Plate	Unión
1980 Met	River Plate	Argentinos Juniors
1980 Nac	Rosario Central	Racing (C)
1981 Met	Boca Juniors	Ferro Carril Oeste
1981 Nac	River Plate	Ferro Carril Oeste
1982 Nac	Ferro Carril Oeste	Quilmes
1982 Met	Estudiantes de La Plata	Independiente
1983 Nac	Estudiantes de La Plata	Independiente
1983 Met	Independiente	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1984 Nac	Ferro Carril Oeste	River Plate
1984 Met	Argentinos Juniors	Ferro Carril Oeste
1985 Nac	Argentinos Juniors	Vélez Sarsfield
1985–86	River Plate	Newell's Old Boys
1986–87	Rosario Central	Newell's Old Boys
1987–88	Newell's Old Boys	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1988–89	Independiente	Boca Juniors
1989–90	River Plate	Independiente
1990–91	Newell's Old Boys	Boca Juniors
1991 Ap [note 5]	River Plate	Boca Juniors
1992 Cl	Newell's Old Boys	Vélez Sarsfield
1992 Ap	Boca Juniors	River Plate
1993 Cl	Vélez Sarsfield	Independiente
1993 Ap	River Plate	Vélez Sarsfield
1994 Cl	Independiente	Huracán
1994 Ap	River Plate	San Lorenzo de Almagro
1995 Cl	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1995 Ap	Vélez Sarsfield	Racing
1996 Cl	Vélez Sarsfield	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1996 Ap	River Plate	Independiente
1997 Cl	River Plate	Colón
1997 Ap	River Plate	Boca Juniors
1998 Cl	Vélez Sarsfield	Lanús
1998 Ap	Boca Juniors	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
1999 Cl	Boca Juniors	River Plate
1999 Ap	River Plate	Rosario Central
2000 Cl	River Plate	Independiente
2000 Ap	Boca Juniors	River Plate
2001 Cl	San Lorenzo de Almagro	River Plate
2001 Ap	Racing	River Plate
2002 Cl	River Plate	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
2002 Ap	Independiente	Boca Juniors
2003 Cl	River Plate	Boca Juniors
2003 Ap	Boca Juniors	San Lorenzo de Almagro
2004 Cl	River Plate	Boca Juniors
2004 Ap	Newell's Old Boys	Vélez Sarsfield
2005 Cl	Vélez Sarsfield	Banfield
2005 Ap	Boca Juniors	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
2006 Cl	Boca Juniors	Lanús
2006 Ap	Estudiantes de La Plata	Boca Juniors
2007 Cl	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Boca Juniors
2007 Ap	Lanús	Tigre
2008 Cl	River Plate	Boca Juniors
2008 Ap	Boca Juniors	Tigre
2009 Cl	Vélez Sarsfield	Huracán
2009 Ap	Banfield	Newell's Old Boys
2010 Cl	Argentinos Juniors	Estudiantes de La Plata
2010 Ap	Estudiantes de La Plata	Vélez Sarsfield
2011 Cl	Vélez Sarsfield	Lanús
2011 Ap	Boca Juniors	Racing
2012 Cl	Arsenal	Tigre
2012 In	Vélez Sarsfield	Newell's Old Boys
2013 Fi	Newell's Old Boys	River Plate
2012–13 [note 6]	Vélez Sarsfield	Newell's Old Boys
2013 In	San Lorenzo	Lanús
2014 Fi	River Plate	Boca Juniors
2014 In [note 7]	Racing	River Plate
2015	Boca Juniors	San Lorenzo de Almagro
2016	Lanús	San Lorenzo de Almagro
2016–17	Boca Juniors	River Plate
2018 Superliga	Boca Juniors	Godoy Cruz
2019 Superliga	Racing	Defensa y Justicia
2020 Superliga	Boca Juniors	River Plate

Notes

H = Copa de Honor
C = Copa Campeonato
O = Copa de Oro
Met = Metropolitano (1967–1984)
Nac = Nacional (1967–1985)
Ap = Apertura (1991–2011)
Cl = Clausura (1992–2012)
In = Inicial (2012–2014)
Fi = Final (2013–2014)

Titles by club

The list include all the titles won by each club since the first Primera División championship held in 1891.

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning seasons
River Plate	36	34	1920 AAmF, 1932 LAF, 1936 (Copa Campeonato), 1936 (Copa de Oro),[note 8] 1937, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1975 Metropolitano, 1975 Nacional, 1977 Metropolitano, 1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano, 1981 Nacional, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1991 Apertura, 1993 Apertura, 1994 Apertura, 1996 Apertura, 1997 Apertura, 1997 Clausura, 1999 Apertura, 2000 Clausura, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Clausura, 2004 Clausura, 2008 Clausura, 2014 Final
Boca Juniors	34	22	1919, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1931 LAF, 1934 LAF, 1935, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969 Nacional, 1970 Nacional, 1976 Metropolitano, 1976 Nacional, 1981 Metropolitano, 1992 Apertura, 1998 Apertura, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2003 Apertura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2011 Apertura, 2015, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Racing	18	8	1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 AAmF, 1921 AAmF, 1925 AAmF, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1966, 2001 Apertura, 2014 Transición, 2018–19
Independiente	16	16	1922 AAmF, 1926 AAmF, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1967 Nacional, 1970 Metropolitano, 1971 Metropolitano, 1977 Nacional, 1978 Nacional, 1983 Metropolitano, 1988–1989, 1994 Clausura, 2002 Apertura
San Lorenzo de Almagro	15	16	1923 AAmF, 1924 AAmF, 1927, 1933 LAF, 1936 (Copa de Honor),[note 9] 1946, 1959, 1968 Metropolitano, 1972 Metropolitano, 1972 Nacional, 1974 Nacional, 1995 Clausura, 2001 Clausura, 2007 Clausura, 2013 Inicial
Vélez Sarsfield	10	9	1968 Nacional, 1993 Clausura, 1995 Apertura, 1996 Clausura, 1998 Clausura, 2005 Clausura, 2009 Clausura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal [note 10]
Alumni	10	2	1900,[note 11] 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911
Estudiantes de La Plata	6	7	1913 FAF, 1967 Metropolitano, 1982 Metropolitano, 1983 Nacional, 2006 Apertura, 2010 Apertura
Newell's Old Boys	6	5	1974 Metropolitano, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992 Clausura, 2004 Apertura, 2013 Final
Huracán	5	8	1921, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1973 Metropolitano
Lomas Athletic	5	2	1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898
Rosario Central	4	4	1971 Nacional, 1973 Nacional, 1980 Nacional, 1986–87
Belgrano Athletic	3	3	1899, 1904, 1908
Argentinos Juniors	3	2	1984 Metropolitano, 1985 Nacional, 2010 Clausura
Lanús	2	5	2007 Apertura, 2016
Ferro Carril Oeste	2	3	1982 Nacional, 1984 Nacional
Porteño	2	2	1912 FAF, 1914 FAF
Quilmes	2	1	1912, 1978 Metropolitano
Estudiantil Porteño	2	–	1931, 1934
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	1	6	1929
Banfield	1	4	2009 Apertura
Lomas Academy	1	1	1896
Arsenal	1	–	2012 Clausura
Chacarita Juniors	1	–	1969 Metropolitano
Dock Sud	1	–	1933
Old Caledonians	1	–	1891
Sportivo Barracas	1	–	1932
St. Andrew's	1	–	1891

Notes

The Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) was a rival association that organized its own championships from 1912 to 1914, which were subsequently regarded as official championships.
The Asociación Amateurs de Football (AAmF) was a rival association that organized its own league from 1919 to 1926, which were subsequently regarded as official championships.
The Liga Argentina de Football (LAF) was a dissident association that organized the first four professional championships between 1931 and 1934, which were later regarded as official tournaments .
In 1936 two single-round tournaments were played: The Copa de Honor (won by San Lorenzo)[4] and Copa Campeonato (won by River Plate). River Plate and San Lorenzo then played a final match for the "Copa de Oro”.All three trophies are regarded as official championships[5]
From the 1991–92 season there were two separate tournaments a season (Apertura and Clausura) that were both regarded as honours
The 2012–13 season was split into Inicial and Finalizacion, and then a final play-off, with all three events being regarded as titles.
The 2014 Inicial (or Campeonato) was a transitional season prior to a change to calendar year format for 2015
In July 2013, The Argentine Football Association recognized the 1936 Copa de Oro won by River Plate as a Primera División honour. The information was also added to AFA's website.[6] The Copa de Oro was a final played between the champions of previous competitions held that same year: River Plate (Copa Campeonato) and San Lorenzo (Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires). River won the final match by 4-2.[5]
In July 2013, The Argentine Football Association recognized the 1936 Copa de Honor won by San Lorenzo as a Primera División honour. The information was also added to AFA's website.[6]
The Argentine Football Association considered the Superfinal as an official Primera División championship (2012-13 season) so Vélez Sarsfield awarded its 10th. title.[7]
Under the name "English High School AC"

References

"Campeones de Primera División" (in Spanish). AFA. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Héctor Villa Martínez (12 March 2020). "Argentina - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
The awarding association considered the title shared between both teams, in contrast to general opinion which held Saint Andrew's to be the champion because they won the final match, and the current association (AFA) regard St Andrews as the champions[2]
Argentina - Copa de Honor 1936 at RSSSF
Argentina 1936 at RSSSF
"San Lorenzo y River, campeones!", Crónica, 5 July 2013 (Archive)
"Vélez venció a Newell's y es el Supercampeón", Clarín, 29 Dec 2013

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[faf-4] The Federación Argentina de Football (FAF) was a rival association that organized its own championships from 1912 to 1914, which were subsequently regarded as official championships.

[aamf-5] The Asociación Amateurs de Football (AAmF) was a rival association that organized its own league from 1919 to 1926, which were subsequently regarded as official championships.

[laf-6] The Liga Argentina de Football (LAF) was a dissident association that organized the first four professional championships between 1931 and 1934, which were later regarded as official tournaments .

[multiple-9] In 1936 two single-round tournaments were played: The Copa de Honor (won by San Lorenzo)[4] and Copa Campeonato (won by River Plate). River Plate and San Lorenzo then played a final match for the "Copa de Oro”.All three trophies are regarded as official championships[5]

[indiv-10] From the 1991–92 season there were two separate tournaments a season (Apertura and Clausura) that were both regarded as honours

[seas-11] The 2012–13 season was split into Inicial and Finalizacion, and then a final play-off, with all three events being regarded as titles.

[tran-12] The 2014 Inicial (or Campeonato) was a transitional season prior to a change to calendar year format for 2015

[honor-14] In July 2013, The Argentine Football Association recognized the 1936 Copa de Oro won by River Plate as a Primera División honour. The information was also added to AFA's website.[6] The Copa de Oro was a final played between the champions of previous competitions held that same year: River Plate (Copa Campeonato) and San Lorenzo (Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires). River won the final match by 4-2.[5]

[chonor-15] In July 2013, The Argentine Football Association recognized the 1936 Copa de Honor won by San Lorenzo as a Primera División honour. The information was also added to AFA's website.[6]

[velez-17] The Argentine Football Association considered the Superfinal as an official Primera División championship (2012-13 season) so Vélez Sarsfield awarded its 10th. title.[7]

[oldname-18] Under the name "English High School AC"

[afa-1] "Campeones de Primera División" (in Spanish). AFA. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[rsf-2] Osvaldo José Gorgazzi and Héctor Villa Martínez (12 March 2020). "Argentina - List of Champions and Runners-Up". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

[3] The awarding association considered the title shared between both teams, in contrast to general opinion which held Saint Andrew's to be the champion because they won the final match, and the current association (AFA) regard St Andrews as the champions[2]

[7] Argentina - Copa de Honor 1936 at RSSSF

[Argentina_1936_at_RSSSF-8] Argentina 1936 at RSSSF

[newtitle-13] "San Lorenzo y River, campeones!", Crónica, 5 July 2013 (Archive)

[firstsuper-16] "Vélez venció a Newell's y es el Supercampeón", Clarín, 29 Dec 2013

Primera División
2019–20 teams	Aldosivi Argentinos Juniors Arsenal Atlético Tucumán Banfield Boca Juniors Central Córdoba (SdE) Colón Defensa y Justicia Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Godoy Cruz Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Patronato Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Talleres (C) Unión Vélez Sarsfield
League format	Single tournament Calendar year (1891–1966, 2015) European calendar (1985–90, 2016–present) Transición (2014, 2016) Doble tournament Metropolitano / Nacional (1967–85) Apertura / Clausura (1991–2012) Inicial / Final (2012–14)
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014 2015 2016 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Dissolved bodies	Argentine Association Football League (1891) Federación Argentina (1912–14) Asociación Amateurs (1919–26) Liga Argentina (1931–34) Superliga Argentina (2017–20)
Other articles	Champions year by year All-time table Players Records Top scorers Fillol Award Disaffiliated teams Broadcasters
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